Test Three

Question 1

Among the variety of factors that brought the monarchy into being wold be

Answer 1

The emergence of several charismatic military leaders whose exploits built them a reputation for national leadership

Question 2

Solomon’s first action as king was to

Answer 2

Get rid of some of David’s advisers

Question 3

Where a new city was established, certain considerations went into the choice of the site such as

Answer 3

It’s distance from supporting agricultural areas
Whether it had an adequate water supply for a growing population
Whether the prospective city site was easily defensible

Question 4

City walls had these major features

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Sometimes as much as 30 feet thick and as high as 50 feet

Question 5

The average size of city sites in the monarchy period grew from 5-10 acres to

Answer 5

50-200 acres

Question 6

The city gates provided

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Served as an assembly area for important governmental and religious announcements

Question 7

The monarchy period brought new forms of worship as well as these changes

Answer 7

None are correct

Question 8

The elite dwelling areas were usually

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Much larger and better built, generally showing additions and repairs made over the long periods of time they were occupied

Question 9

Social mobility brought its own brand of change in that

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• Opportunities of joining the royal elite or the military tended to dissolve old ties among the city dwellers.
• The basic traditions and loyalties of extended family relationships remained steadfast.
• The drive to advance in a period when social mobility is possible can lead to the abandonment of old values.

Question 10

Which of the following were articles of clothing in the monarchy period

Answer 10

Kethnoth

Question 11

Among these scents used as perfumes or room fragrances were

Answer 11

Saffron, extracted from crocus and turmeric.

Spikenard, taken from the root of the ginger-grass imported from Arabia.

Myrrh, a fragrant gum resin

Question 12

Disease was a constant concern. The text describes these facts ideas about their diseases

Answer 12

They suffered from bowel diseases, boils and tumors, and head and body lice.

Diseases were considered to be the result of sin or the sign of God’s displeasure.

A waiting period of 7 days was set for the disappearance of these outward symptoms before the priest declared the individual unclean and outcast from the community and the temple.

Question 13

The introduction of the monarchy and the growth of cities brought about many changes in the legal custom and the administration of justice in ancient Israel. Which of the following statements would be accurate

Answer 13

The king wanted to increase his authority by exorcising his control over the law

Question 14

Jehoshaphat’s major contribution to matters of law was

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Separating matters concerning religion and secular issues

Question 15

Which is true concerning crimes against a betrothed virgin

Answer 15

If the crime took place within the city, both were to be executed since the woman could have cried out for help

Question 16

All of these statements would be false about divorce in the monarchy period except

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There is no law in the biblical text allowing a woman the right to divorce her husband

Question 17

The monarchy had the following effect on local and family religious practices

Answer 17

Assyrian and Babylonian conquerors imposed the worship of their gods on the Israelites

Question 18

Which of the following statements would be true of slavery during this period

Answer 18

Deuteronomic Code stated that male and female slaves should be set free if they had been brutalized by their masters.

Question 19

During this period, popular expressions of religion centered around Seasonal festivals. Because of this Sacrifices

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Were designed to ensure the fertility of the land and their herds.

Sacred images were worshipped, some even in the house of Saul.

They were made on altars in private chapels or collectively on the “high place.”

Question 20

Yahweh worship was further weakened by

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The fact that the king only demanded people’s political loyalty

Question 21

The Assyrians perfected strategies to offset each of the challenges of war.

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Mobile towers bristling with archers thrust up against the city walls.

They used assault ramps

Tunneled under the city walls

Question 22

The reason that David did not construct a formal temple was

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He was denied the right to build the Temple because he was a warrior and had shed blood

Question 23

David and Solomon established the temple priesthood, but the idea as both political and religious leader was later disputed by the Levitical priesthood. As a result

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The king, while still an advocate for the people with God, had a secondary role.

The practice of kings (Solomon and Jeroboam) built altars to foreign gods and promoted non-Levitical priests to lead their worship.

The Levitical priests eventually gained more control of the sacrificial rituals.

Question 24

Warfare changed drastically during the monarchy period mostly because:

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The tribal groups united under a single leader, and were a much more effective and powerful force.

David spent a great deal of time studying the Philistines battle tactics and their skill in the manufacture of weapons.

Iron weapons became more common.

Question 25

Which of the following would be true of Popular Religion at the time?

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Popular religion was given nearly free reign by the kings, who only demanded peoples political loyalty.

Local “high places” were promoted, with the king building shrines on them and appointing non-Levitical priests to officiate them.

Solomon’s building of temples for the gods of his foreign wives set a precedent for the people that promoted the worship of these other gods.

Question 26

Being built on the crown of the hill or tell there was only a small amount of space within the citadel area and this was reduced each time the city was rebuilt.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

The walls were the major defense of the city and thus were constantly maintained and refortified with towers.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

The ultimate punishment for peoples who continued to revolt was execution.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

David quickly proved himself to be his own man, perfectly capable of acquiring the leadership and military skills necessary to become a rival chief to Saul.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

To remove the hint of favoritism to his own tribal group of Judah, David established a new capital at the more centralized and politically neutral site of Bethlehem

Answer 30

False

Question 31

The idea of the “Deuteronomic covenant” with David’s house grew in power and tradition over the years and became the central focus of the idea of the Messiah in the later prophets and the post-exilic period.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

A large portion of the population continued to live in villages, but these settlements became associated with the life and economy of the cities in their region.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

The monarchy period itself witnessed the heights of power in the time of David and Solomon, and the slow decline to near oblivion after the division of the kingdoms.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

During peace times, the gates served as a gathering place for merchants as well as the place of judgment.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The newer homes probably represented the houses of the new Israelite elite who now ruled these cities.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

The city gates would have a place for stalls and booths of craftsmen and hawkers as well as the produce market for the surrounding villages.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

In the newer cities there was a clearly defined distinction between the poorer areas and those of the elite.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

The elite area was usually on the eastern edge of the mound where the prevailing east wind would cool the houses and carry away the cooking and human odors.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Items of clothing were prized possessions, handed down to children and given in pledge.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Hem and tassels; parts of which were dyed blue with an extract taken from the hypo-branchial gland of the murex snail, were also worn as a sign of wealth among the nobility and merchant class.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Even the poor, however, were expected to have at least four blue threads in their tassels as a sign of devotion.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Jezebel, the Phoenician princess who married King Ahab, used eye paint, puk, to “enlarge her eyes

Answer 42

True

Question 43

A waiting period of 14 days was set for the disappearance of the outward symptoms of diseases before the priest declared the individual unclean and outcast from the community and the temple.

Answer 43

False

Question 44

The common Israelite believed that the gentiles go down to Sheol where they, king and pauper, are all the same

Answer 44

False

Question 45

Failure to be buried was the greatest disgrace for the Israelite dead.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

During the early monarchy royal judicial authority was held close to the king. There was little delegation of his authority.

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Over time, the sheer number of judicial cases became too great for one person to handle and led to a major reform of the judicial system.

Answer 47

True

Question 48

A “cities of refuge” was where a man who had accidentally caused the death of another could flee from the vengeance of the family and be tried by the elders of the city and either granted asylum or punished for his crime

Answer 48

True

Question 49

The sale of land outside the family or clan had to be approved by the king in the monarchy period.

Answer 49

False

Question 50

Solomon’s public works projects were built exclusively by labor battalions; drafted among the Israelite villages

Answer 50

True